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hey all...
here in melb.. we are already into stage 3 water restrictions...
atm.. i have cut down alot of my tanks... i use to have 8 tanks running....
sizes from 4ft 3ft and 2ft.....
i now only have 2 tanks running...
just wanted to ask how some ppl are coping with these new water restrictions... are u stilll doing water changes as usual.. or are ur fish suffering?
are there tips on ways to reduce water changes?
please share ur thoughts...
thanks
kinezo
i thought i read some where that u can look after ur fish as normal, something about substaning life
I feel kinda bad im getting a new 6ft tank cos of the water restrictions :/
I think ill stock it very lightly for ages so I dont need to WC as much, then stock it to my plans when the drought lessens
Our roses are thriving. I dump all the water from my water changes on the rose garden. Me, myself & I, we only do weekly water changes anyway....time constraints etc. I know this is not optimal, but my fish seem quite happy and well. The only thing is I can get some higher nitrate levels, which tends to keep the fish from growing.
I think the big worry about water will be if we get to stage four, and our water reservoirs get very low - then we may find the water companies having to use more chemicals to keep the water sterile. This will have big implications for water changes.
There have been a couple of cases of people doing water changes after rainfalls, only to find their fish dying (or almost), which suggests that the water companiesare putting more chemicals in the water to cope with "stuff" enterring the water from runoff.
Water restrictions have no effect on keeping fish. Water changes can be performed as normal.
nice red arowana kinezo ... is it yours ?!?
he wishes :)
We have to pay for our tank water when it doesn't rain. It works out to about $60 p/month for a 6 ft and 2 2ft's with water changes every few days to all. I wouldn't swap the water tank setup with town water though, the lower pH we get really balances it out.
Lets remember guys, that while it is legal to continue doing WC's several times a week on our tanks and while we can still turn our taps on in the city and have water run through our pipes that there are farmers out there battling the drought day in and day out.
I myself have just upgraded to a 6ft, which will be lightly stocked so a WC will only have to be done once very 2 weeks or so. The fish are not going to suffer by doing this and i will be doing my bit for the country. :)
It might be legal right now but if the drought continues to spiral out of control things may change drastically IMO. It's been a real concern for us for many months and I think Scott is on the right track, find a way of recycling water. Unfortunately we are unable to do this until we move, hopefully this year, but as soon as we do, it will be project number 1.
In the latest issue of Pet Industry News there is an article called "Contribution of the Australian Pet Care Industry to the Australian Economy". The article states that there are 20 million pet fish in Australia so at a guess I'd say that number would equate to somewhere between 1 and 2 million fish tanks (glad I don't have to clean that lot!). So, just how much water is being "wasted"? Hundreds of millions of litres!
If the drought worsens and the powers that be start working it out then I wouldn't be at all surprised if they put the mockers on non essential usage ie pet fish. It is a very large industry and important to our economy but I doubt the Government will see it as important as sustaining farmers, the meat, wheat and cotton industries.
MAC